Happy Friday, friends! We hope you had a lovely week and we so look forward to enjoying this fall weekend! Today, just because I needed to read them again, I’m sharing some of my favorite words with you. It’s Maya Angelou again, with her letter to her younger self. Dear Marguerite, You’re itching to be [...]

Have you read the NY Times article about Marie Kondo? “Kissing Your Socks Goodbye: Home Organization Advice from Marie Kondo” by Penelope Green showcases the phenomenon regarding finding joy in the objects that surround you. Give it a read and tell me what you think. My husband and I both read the article [...]

Happy Friday, dear ones! Just in case you’ve missed it, I want to introduce you to an amazingly funny series that will have you rolling on the ground laughing. As in, literally ROFL. Please, watch all three “Sisters” from {The Kloons.} Oh, man, I cannot stop watching.

Happy Friday, friends! I’ve been seeking music that makes me feel good lately. There are the standards I tend to reach for but there is one new album out that hits me right in the heart. Frazey Ford. You may recognize her voice from the video I posted of the Be Good Tanyas awhile [...]

Happy Friday, friends! This weekend, we have a very full schedule planned with goodbyes to long-time friends as they move far away and a wonderful home-cooked meal on the menu. I’ve been working a lot at night lately and watching tv sometimes distracts me too much so I’ve been listening to some favorite songs [...]

For those of you on Facebook: how many of your “friends” are actually your friends in real life? How many do you actually speak to or interact with? How many would you actually want to sit down and have coffee with? Described as: A project by Matt Kulesza started in September 2014. I plan [...]

Happy Friday, dear Bright Siders! I recently stumbled across this collection of photos of “Nature Winning the Battle Against Civilization” and smiled because I live in a neighborhood full of trees overtaking fences and older residences still showing the evidence of long ago planted trees that have decided they wanted to stake their claim. There [...]

Happy Friday! Mary Oliver is one of my favorite poets ever. Such a gift for the written word, that one. In honor of her birthday that just passed, I want to send you over to Brain Pickings (a favorite site of mine) and I suggest you have a listen to the recording of Mary [...]